Voices from the Field
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Facilities
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Leadership
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Research
What change is worth the effort? And how to make it happen? Leaders at schools that received this year’s Jeffrey Shields Innovation in School Business Operations engage each other in their answers.
Strategies
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Budget
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Environmental Sustainability
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Facilities
Seven independent schools and an arts education center came together to create a hydroelectric power consortium. Annual savings per school are in the tens of thousands.
School leaders are finding constructive ways to pursue capital projects despite higher materials costs, supply chain disruptions and rising interest rates.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Technology
Independent schools can operationalize their DEI goals using technology.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Facilities
Investing in accessible facilities goes beyond compliance for most schools — and can have unexpected dividends.
How can we use ChatGPT and related AI in the independent school business office?
When everything costs more, considered and strategic facilities spending is a must.
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Budget
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Environmental Sustainability
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Facilities
The IRA opens the door for nonprofits to take advantage of tax credits associated with solar power.
The rise of the internet has given way to rapid technological advances in the business office.
For most educational institutions, mission and vision are inextricably linked to buildings.
These two schedules go hand in hand – each supports the other.
When this South Florida school needed to replace an aging sea wall, it became an opportunity for enhanced student learning and community impact.
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Crisis Management
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Safety and Security
With school shootings at record high, it’s important to identify common safety and security myths and the truths that make a difference in school decision-making.
CEO Notebook
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Cybersecurity
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Risk Management
As cyber threats to K12 schools escalate, NBOA and ATLIS have issued updated guidance on cyber insurance to reflect the critical collaboration behind effective management.
To help combat adolescent stress and to give both students and staff a breather, schools are investing in school wellness centers that emphasize connectedness.
Projections
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Cybersecurity
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Technology
Cyber insurance was once a simple and inexpensive add-on to basic coverage. Now it’s a complicated and essential piece of any comprehensive plan.
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Risk Management
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Technology
When a school experiences a cyber breach, a well-conceived communications plan can go a long way towards building community trust.
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Culture
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Technology
When those overseeing physical and digital accommodations work together, the impact on school culture is stronger and more inclusive.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Legal
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Technology
Recent ADA guidance puts new emphasis on making websites and digital assets accessible to all.
Advancement teams are drowning in software, but it’s often de-centralized and doesn’t always meet every need. Is your school’s advancement tech stack moving you forward or holding you back?